In order to reach remote fires in the State Responsibility Area, CAL FIRE maintains a fleet of firefighting aircraft, many of ...

Cal Fire has its own fleet of aircraft operating from 14 airfields and 11 helicopter bases across the state that can reach most fires within about 20 minutes.

The fight from above is critical in giving firefighters a chance to get some semblance of control over the fires, said one ...

Strong Santa Ana winds have complicated firefighting operations, making it difficult to execute precise aerial drops of ...

Aerial firefighting companies have rushed aircraft to Southern California in recent days to battle a wind-whipped inferno ...

Firefighters in California are using technologies ranging from AI-powered sensors to kerosene-powered aircraft to beat back ...

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Cal Fire will receive two more CL-415 Super Scoopers from a Canadian non-profit to replace the one damaged Thursday by a ...

Experts say Australia risks being isolated from international firefighters and water-bombing aircraft in its next bushfire season.

“California has been there for us, we will be there for them. That’s what good neighbours do.” Ravi Parmar, the B.C. Minister ...

Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and ...

Exploring the evolving landscape of aerial firefighting as it contends with escalating wildfire threats and the critical role ...